Survey says Reform rabbis don’t know what members want

By Sue Fishkoff
Published on December 6, 2007

Leaders of Reform synagogues don't quite get their members, according to a new study by the movement.

The study shows a marked disconnect between what the leaders think their members are looking for and what the members say they actually want.

Unaffiliated? How to find the right synagogue for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur

By Ellen Jaffe-Gill
Published on September 7, 2000

Every fall, hundreds of Jews who don't belong to synagogues fan out across greater Los Angeles for a once-a-year dip into Jewish worship, buying tickets or wangling free seats at services for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. Some are motivated by parents, others tag along with friends; some have babies or preschoolers and are thinking about where they might want to affiliate when the kids are a little bigger, while others are beginning to feel the first stirrings of a spiritual search.

Unaffiliated? How to find the right synagogue for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur

By Ellen Jaffe-Gill
Published on September 7, 2000

Every fall, hundreds of Jews who don't belong to synagogues fan out across greater Los Angeles for a once-a-year dip into Jewish worship, buying tickets or wangling free seats at services for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. Some are motivated by parents, others tag along with friends; some have babies or preschoolers and are thinking about where they might want to affiliate when the kids are a little bigger, while others are beginning to feel the first stirrings of a spiritual search.